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GUCCI GROUP will hold an exceptional shareholders' meeting in Amsterdam on April 21 to discuss a $3.17 billion tender offer from PPR for the 32.4 per cent of Gucci it doesn't already own. But PPR has confirmed that the group will first announce a successor for departing chief exec Domenico De Sole. According to Artemis chairman François-Henri Pinault, they are down to two shortlisted candidates, both of whom have an international profile, solid financial background and "a good understanding of the luxury sector". [b] ACTRESS Dominique Swain was snapped at five different LA Fashion Week shows on Monday - in five different outfits. The Lolita star, who was accompanied by stylist-cum-boutique owner Oren Shepher, modelled head-to-toe looks from Rachel Pally, 2 B Free, Maria Bianca Nero, Petro Zillia and Coco Kliks at each of their individual presentations. "We're just trying to show how versatile she is," Shepher told WWD.[b] CHRISTY TURLINGTON admits she has competition when it comes to pulling more complicated yoga moves - from her five-month-old daughter, Grace. "She can teach me a few things," the model joked at the launch party of her new Mahanuala yoga collection. "She is so flexible."[b] PHOTOGRAPHER Rankin is hunting for a second home in LA, he revealed at the opening reception for Celebration, an exhibition of 46 of his portraits at LA's Armani Casa boutique. Not that he's on the lookout for celebrity subjects. "I'm not a big-headed photographer," he said. "I'll shoot a famous guy or the guy next door if they're interesting."[b] IS ARMANI's Via Manzoni megastore in Milan about to become a luxury hotel? Giorgio Armani is apparently considering launching a new Armani Jeans store in the up-and-coming Porta Ticinese - leading industry types to believe that the Manzoni shop, which already has a Nobu restaurant, is about to be redeveloped. Watch that space: Armani recently signed a $1 billion deal with Emaar Properties to create 14 Armani-designed hotels in the next seven years.[b] FINALLY, it's Tartan Week in Manhattan! To celebrate, Lochcarron of Scotland will be putting its tartans on display in Central Park this weekend. The "Scottish pavilion", hosted by textile designer Jill Blackwood and kilt designer Howie Nicholsby, will feature a range of swatches from the family-owned company. (April 2 2004, AM)